Re: Flame against non-free burning, time to think.
On Sun, Nov 17, 2002 at 04:47:30PM -0800, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 17, 2002 at 07:10:18PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 17, 2002 at 04:53:11AM -0800, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> > > I see what the problem is. If one is not reasonable, it can be one
> > > maintainer with whatever reasonable numbrer of people to second its
> > > existance. I can even live with parity between main and non-free.
> > > (like: 3 for main, 5 for non-free)
> >
> > Presumably, there are enough people with their feet planted against this
> > GR that they will "second" the existence of any package in non-free.
> >
> > So, in that case, you don't have majority rule; you have minority veto.
> >
> > And a very small minority at that!
>
> Well, this is getting too much for me. Sorry. I do not have too much to
> explain other than saying "majority has already spoken not to support it
> that is why these people are a very small minority".
Hmm, maybe this was not clear response to Branden's comment. I should
have said:
Majority expresses its tolerance by granting "minority veto right".
What's wrong with it. That is the greatness of the civirized society.
> I would love to get this GR happen sometime soon and get over. We can
> concentrate something more productive after
s/after/afterwards./
Still true :-)
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